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PROTECTING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort
Example:
a protecting alibi
Classified under:
Similar:
protective (intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb protect
Context examples:
Advances in rapid monitoring of human viruses in water are essential for protecting public health.
(Using a smartphone to detect norovirus, National Science Foundation)
The researchers suggested the algae, like warming temperatures, might render the corals' chemical defenses less effective, and the fish were protecting the coral by removing the algae.
(Voracious fish defend coral reefs against warming, Wikinews)
The application of various materials for protecting a wound.
(Dressing Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
This allele, which encodes ceramide kinase-like protein, is involved in protecting cells from apoptosis in oxidative stress conditions.
(CERKL wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
For this reason, treatment during this time is very important for protecting your baby from infection.
(HIV/AIDS and Pregnancy, NIH)
An agent that prevents damage to the heart, thereby protecting myocardial function.
(Cardioprotective Agent, NCI Thesaurus)
If for no other reason, it was no time, when one was protecting and trying to save a woman, to ask that woman for her love.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Cytokines such as TNF and IL-1 can also induce Hsp27 phosphorylation through this Map kinase cascade, protecting cells in some settings against cytotoxic responses.
(HSP27 Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Daflon 500 is a phlebotonic drug and a vascular protecting agent.
(Daflon 500, NCI Thesaurus)
Ah, but Jupiter was protecting my friend’s health.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
